US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia in warning to 'secessionist' Serbs

FILE PHOTO: President of Republika Srpska (Serb Republic) Milorad Dodik attends Serb Republic national holiday, banned by the constitutional court, in East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Two F-16 fighter jets will fly over Bosnia on Monday to underline U.S. support for its territorial integrity against "secessionist activity" by Serbs at odds with the country's 1990s Dayton peace accords, the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo said.

The overflight will be part of bilateral air-to-ground training conducted along with Bosnia´s national armed forces in areas of the Balkan country's north not controlled by Serbs, the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo said in a statement.